Chris Hemsworth Might Have Been Offered A Role In The ‘Lethal Weapon’ Remake

Next up on the remake/reboot board is the 80s/90s buddy action franchise Lethal Weapon, which has been the source of plenty of rumors since Mel Gibson and Danny Glover ruined Jet Li’s day at the end of Lethal Weapon 4 back in 1998. There has been talk of a fifth Lethal Weapon film that could explore what it’s like when Roger Murtaugh starts wearing adult diapers, and there have also been rumors of a total remake that would just start the story of Martin Riggs from scratch again. And of course there has also been the idea of a happy medium that would have the sons of Riggs and Murtaugh joining the police department, but the one common theme in each of these ideas is that Warner Bros. will be able to make a sh*tload of money from it again.

Yesterday, the Tracking Board claimed to have confirmation that Liam Hemsworth has been offered the Riggs role in the remake, which is apparently titled Lionhunters for some strange reason. According to this report – which doesn’t actually offer any evidence of confirmation, mind you – Joel Silver will return to produce, Justin Lin is attached to direct (of course he is) and even Shane Black might have offered input on the script, which would indeed have Hemsworth playing Martin Riggs, Jr. and seeking daddy’s permission to join the LAPD. And because I hate that I never get to make sh*t up and report it as rumor, you’ve heard it here first – Michael B. Jordan is playing his partner. There’s already a 90% chance that he’s the favorite anyway.

So there you have it – the Tracking Board has “confirmation” that Hemsworth has been offered the role. You’re more than welcome to take that for what it’s worth, but until I see something a little more convincing, this is the only Lethal Weapon movie I want to see…

Why do we keep hearing plots involving the son-of-some-original-character? Sons of the Ghostbusters. Sons of the Goonies. Son of Axel Foley. Son of Martin Riggs. Do you think Billy Peltzer ever had a son? Somebody get on that, stat.
Has there ever been a decent movie sequel that involved the son-of-some-original character?

For all the complaining that I do regarding today’s crappy action movie cinematography (shaky-cam and such), as well as PG-13 ratings, I know the real reason today’s action movies suck, and I never hear anyone talk about it.

Today’s action movies don’t have memorable villains (especially the comic book movies that seem to think that since these characters are old and recognized, the writing can just gloss over those parts). Their characters are never developed, and they more often than not seem to just be evil for the sake of it. The reason why action movies like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard hold up is cuz everyone remember Gary Busey when he was still sane (and a credible actor), and Hans fucking Gruber.

Something I wish Stallone realized when he got Van fucking Damme as the villain for Expendables 2, since the dude has maybe 10 minutes of screentime. Eric Roberts may not be in the “action movie badass” league, but at least his character in the first film was fleshed out enough.

TLDR: Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the tipping point. Hollywood is gonna have to re-think they’re strategy when it comes to making action movies with a large fanbase. Remaking past successful movies and giving them a modern take by missing the entire point of the story is the wrong way to do it.

“Chris Hemsworth Might Have Been Offered A Role In The ‘Lethal Weapon’ Remake”
“Yesterday, the Tracking Board claimed to have confirmation that Liam Hemsworth has been offered the Riggs role in the remake, which is apparently titled Lionhunters for some strange reason.”

Idris Elba for Murtaugh I could definitely get behind. But then, I think I speak for the internet when I say I could get behind Idris Elba for just about any role, up to and including Elric of Melnibone.